William F. Buckley, Jr.; 1925 - 2008

Had he lived, William F. Buckley, Jr. would have been 83 today. There is no diminishing the impact Mr. Buckley had on my life and writing career, not to mention the minds and thought processes of millions and millions of others. To mark the occasion, I have linked to his 1968 appearance on Laugh-In, in three parts. (For whatever reason, embedding the videos here wasn't immediately possible; some technical glitch or the other.)

http://media.putfile.com/William-F-Buckley-on-Laugh-In-part-1

http://media.putfile.com/William-F-Buckley-on-Laugh-In-part-2

http://media.putfile.com/William-F-Buckley-on-Laugh-In-part-3